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The International Inventions Show in Geneva 2025 has once again devoted the excellence of African innovation thanks to the unwavering support of the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI). During this 50th edition held from April 09 to 13, 2025, the inventors supported by the OAPI were brilliantly…

Since April 8, 2025, the Guinea Bissau has been welcoming the 24th concertation meeting between the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) and its national liaison structures in the Member States (SNL). The event was inaugurated by the Minister of Commerce and Industry of Guinea Bissau,…

An exchange workshop on best practices concerning the reference collections and the management of databases of vegetable varieties opened this Tuesday, April 8, 2025 in Abidjan. Organized by the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) in collaboration with the Office of the European Union for Property ...

On April 3, 2025, Togo marked a historic stage in the enhancement of its agricultural heritage with the official certification of Kovié rice as a protected geographical induction (IGP). The certificate presentation ceremony took place in Kovié, a town located about 40 kilometers from Lomé,…

March 20, 2025, the OAPI and the Network of Intellectual Property Magistrates (RAMPI) sign a partnership agreement to formalize a framework for collaboration conducive to better application of intellectual property rights in OAPI member states. Following a series of meetings and exchanges ...

U 17 to 20 March 2025, the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) took part in an important international meeting aimed at strengthening the protection of original appellations and geographic indications. The sixth session of the working group on the legal development of the Lisbon system was held ...

    The 8th commission-mixed between the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) and the African Regional Organization for Intellectual Property (ARIPO) was held this Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Yaoundé, marking a new stage in cooperation between the two continental institutions. A high level dialogue for the future of ...

The OAPI has teamed up with the actors of the intellectual property system ecosystem when signing a tripartite convention between the national liaison structure of Guinea with the OAPI, the Guinea Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts (CCIAG) and the Commerce Court of Conakry. The ceremony has ...

Under the theme "For all women and girls, rights, equality and empowerment", the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) organized a memorable celebration of the 40th International Women's Rights Day, brilliantly combining commemoration, creativity and innovation. A celebration under the sign of ...

  Facilitating the procedures for recording brands of products and services of users of the OAPI system, it is this mission that the OAPI and the International Trademark Association (Inta) have been assigned, as part of the workshop on changes in the brands classification system of this March 05 ...